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Departure
Ease back pressure in smoothly as you approach 146 kt, holding a steady rotation rate rather than snatching the controls.
What happened: On the takeoff roll the aircraft bounced before becoming fully airborne.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: a smooth, continuous pitch-up through liftoff with no secondary bounce.
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Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 0.8 ft, 10 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,002 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 416 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A319, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at London Gatwick Airport, taking approximately 1 minute to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 08R, with the takeoff distance covering 47% of the runway's length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 159 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 147°.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 1 mile south of Horley, Surrey, England, and ascended from an altitude of 1,209 feet above sea level to 37,640 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,430 feet in just 20 minutes, covering a distance of 114 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise began overhead Bonneville-la-Louvet, Normandie, France, and lasted for 76 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 532 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started overhead Benassal, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain, and the aircraft descended from an altitude of 37,955 feet above sea level to 1,933 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,022 feet in 30 minutes, covering a distance of 158 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 23 at LEMI Región de Murcia International Airport was made from the north-east, heading 225.0°, at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,291 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 23 took place at a speed of 133 knots, with the threshold height being slightly above the target, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 126 knots. The touchdown rate was heavy at -627 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 32°C and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 70°, with a crosswind of 5 knots and a tailwind of 11 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,426 meters, covering 47% of the runway's length, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 15.2 meters from the centreline. The total flight distance was 810 nautical miles, taking 129 minutes, and the aircraft used 4,734 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at LEMI Región de Murcia International Airport, achieving a score of 90.0%. The final approach to runway 23 was initiated from the north east, heading 225.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,291 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 126 kt, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown distance of 417 meters was within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -627 feet per minute (fpm) was considered heavy, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or hard landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 32°C and a wind speed of 12 kt from a direction of 70°. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 kt and a tailwind of 11 kt, which may have affected the aircraft's alignment and touchdown speed. Despite these conditions, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained good control and alignment during the final approach.
The total landing distance of 1,426 meters was 47% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 15.2 meters from the centerline, indicating that the pilot may have experienced some difficulty in maintaining a straight course during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a score of 90.0%. However, there were some areas for improvement, including the touchdown speed and rate, as well as the runway rollout alignment.
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